WASHINGTON, DC JANUARY 9: U.S. President Trump appeared to suggest that his administration was in … [+] some way responsible for the recent drop in U.S. cancer death rates. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Images Yesterday, the American Cancer Society released a report showing that the overall death rate from cancer in the U.S.… Read More »
Transforming healthcare revenue cycle performance takes more than a focus on days in accounts receivable, a metric that reflects the speed with which reimbursement is collected from health plans. To truly overhaul revenue cycle management, hospitals must start with a primary predictor of performance: their clean claim rate. A hospital’s clean claim rate reflects the… Read More »
What is a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) test? A glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a blood test that checks how well your kidneys are working. Your kidneys have tiny filters called glomeruli. These filters help remove waste and excess fluid from the blood. A GFR test estimates how much blood passes through these filters each… Read More »
Salt Lake Retina in West Jordan, Utah, was making reminder phone calls the old-fashioned way – one call at a time. THE PROBLEM This was a very time-consuming process for a practice that sees more than 120 patients every day. Conducting this outreach would take one full-time staff member most of the day. This was… Read More »
Use of prescription opioids such as OxyContin or Vicodin fell at a record rate last year as the U.S. government continues to crackdown on the pharmacists and drugmakers that dispense the sometimes lethal painkillers, according to a new report published Thursday.
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